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we have to deal with the issue of medicare and social security. in a very positive way by protecting them. and we can do that and still deal with the crisis. >> eliot: i want to pick up on something you just said. an idea that i think is a brilliant idea that has not been discussed often enough. using wall street as a source of renew in a way you tax every transaction either a tenth of a penny or a penny. that idea had massive support on capitol hill at one point. what happened? >> i think wall street continues to be powerful. and continues to wield the influence, especially with the republican party. that transition, fee tax whatever you want to call it, would have more than made up for any of the proposed cuts in medicaid medicare or social security. more than made up. and ston afraid -- and to be afraid not to take that and dump more of this on the middle class and the poor is cynical at best. >> eliot: the other virtue to that tax is it would stop some of the high-speed -- that serves no market purpose and if anything, exacerbates the volatili
we have to deal with the issue of medicare and social security. in a very positive way by protecting them. and we can do that and still deal with the crisis. >> eliot: i want to pick up on something you just said. an idea that i think is a brilliant idea that has not been discussed often enough. using wall street as a source of renew in a way you tax every transaction either a tenth of a penny or a penny. that idea had massive support on capitol hill at one point. what happened? >>...
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president obama is getting a lot of flack oh, you cut $716 billion in medicare. actually that does not effect people's benefits. there is a false debate going on about it, but it shows there are big opportunities in federal spending. one thing that i really found that there is a lot that the right and left can learn from this ping. the right says the government does too much, it's too big. and it is you biggous in our lives. and i don't know if it will make the lions and the lambs lie down and do business but it is something that both sides can learn. >> eliot: whether it will succeed in moving the debate forward, i don't know, but what you've done by this article is to begin to jade the public the degree to each one of us is really participating in government. your healthcare is subsidized. your benefits are deductible. you don't pay tax on them. your home mortgage deduction. many are complaining and are direct beneficiaries. people have to come to grips with that intellectually before we can go to where we can cut. >> we're all welfare queens. >> david: we don'
president obama is getting a lot of flack oh, you cut $716 billion in medicare. actually that does not effect people's benefits. there is a false debate going on about it, but it shows there are big opportunities in federal spending. one thing that i really found that there is a lot that the right and left can learn from this ping. the right says the government does too much, it's too big. and it is you biggous in our lives. and i don't know if it will make the lions and the lambs lie down and...
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in 2010, when the issue of medicare and paul ryan's first iteration of medicare reform was on the ballot, it didn't do well. excuse me, substantive to the elections, didn't do well for republican candidates. now they have that hanging around their necks. that's the x fact object. when you look at the races ween the knee more mouse unpopular of congress as an institution not enough seats in play. let's switch over to where there is massive uncertainty, the senate. massachusetts in particular, the notion that elizabeth warren couldn't win massachusetts by a big margin is kind of surprising to me. why is that race so close? >> scott brown the incumbent republican has really worked hard in a republican environment where moderates are shunned and often you know, removed. unsayreceremoniously from the party. scott brown has worked hard to maintain his -- he's smart. it is a blue state. a lot of the smart money would have said he never should have won in the first place. the fundamentals in massachusetts have to favor elizabeth warren as a democrat with good name recognition. that race is fasci
in 2010, when the issue of medicare and paul ryan's first iteration of medicare reform was on the ballot, it didn't do well. excuse me, substantive to the elections, didn't do well for republican candidates. now they have that hanging around their necks. that's the x fact object. when you look at the races ween the knee more mouse unpopular of congress as an institution not enough seats in play. let's switch over to where there is massive uncertainty, the senate. massachusetts in particular,...
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you want a congress who will vote to end medicare or do you want a congress who will invest medicare for seniors medicaid for growing families to grow the middle class. >> eliot: the issue of job creation the economy hovers over everything in this campaign, as it rightly should. do you think the public is satisfied that it's heard an adequate's job plan from president obama. >> i think sow. he has made a coherent statement and he has been talking about what he wants to do. he has put on the table in the house of representatives every week jobs bills jobs plans he has put their own ideas on the table and said you introduced these bills pass them. this congress is more interested in taking this one guy's job away from him than this country. >> and voted 33 times to repeal the healthcare reform act. >> and keep their own. >> eliot: which is one of the great hypocrisy because public should have access to healthcare. this is a closing metaphor. the etch-a-sketch toy that is romney he has outsourced his own toy. >> what can you say. >> eliot: the latino vote, republicans want it, but there
you want a congress who will vote to end medicare or do you want a congress who will invest medicare for seniors medicaid for growing families to grow the middle class. >> eliot: the issue of job creation the economy hovers over everything in this campaign, as it rightly should. do you think the public is satisfied that it's heard an adequate's job plan from president obama. >> i think sow. he has made a coherent statement and he has been talking about what he wants to do. he has...
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. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama-care. [ booing ] >> because it represents the worse of both worlds. i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction, so let me get into it. it weakens care for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. >> eliot: he brought his retired mother with him. don't do that to your mom. next time leave her at home rather than subject her seeing her son get booed. and now the cash funds. while romney can draw on $42 million in a joint account with the republican national committee, that money has to be shared with other candidates. even so, like a ceo romney handed out bonuses to his top managers includes 37,000 to political director. $25,000 to campaign manager and $10,000 to two senior staffers after this week he might have done better to fire them. for more let's go to our guests tina dupui. did he release his tax returns? they're better than we're talking about. >> he's following through on a promise and being consistent on something. now where are the other eight years. this is a standard started by his father, le
. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama-care. [ booing ] >> because it represents the worse of both worlds. i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction, so let me get into it. it weakens care for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. >> eliot: he brought his retired mother with him. don't do that to your mom. next time leave her at home rather than subject her seeing her son get booed. and now the cash funds. while romney can draw...
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to cut medicare. cut medicaid. perhaps even cut social security. i think that's absolutely -- would be disastrous. >> eliot: that's the bargain they should not make. joe, last question. throw. >> curveball. three senate races virginia, massachusetts, and montana. pick one tell me who's going to win. go out on a limb. >> let's go massachusetts. my former home state. elizabeth warren is looking good coming off strong. good appearance at the convention in charlotte. senator scott brown is feeling the weight of the mitt romney anchor and is struggling to try to break and hold and serve against warren. i think he's pretty much going to be a one and done. >> eliot: sam, any one of those three? two word answer? >> tester could pull it out. warren definitely. >> eliot: okay. all right. political reporter joe williams and sam seder host of ring of fire and the majority report, many thanks to both of you. >> my pleasure. >> eliot: chunk of planet earth vanishing in the last days of arctic ice. (vo)answer: pour disaronno into a flute glass and top with prosec
to cut medicare. cut medicaid. perhaps even cut social security. i think that's absolutely -- would be disastrous. >> eliot: that's the bargain they should not make. joe, last question. throw. >> curveball. three senate races virginia, massachusetts, and montana. pick one tell me who's going to win. go out on a limb. >> let's go massachusetts. my former home state. elizabeth warren is looking good coming off strong. good appearance at the convention in charlotte. senator scott...
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. >> you paid into medicare for years. every paycheck. now when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> that is going to ruffle feathers like there's no tomorrow. >> president obama was in florida. he was at a bar a sports bar called gator dockside and there's a little 6-year-old boy in the restaurant who was from hawaii. >> you were born in hawaii? you have a birth certificate? [ laughter ] >> how do you respond to these charges that republicans are waging a war on women? >> to me, it is about choice and i want -- i want more free choice, more liberties than anything else. i think that several government -- federal government trying to get -- bring this so-called war on women. i think it is just a way to distract from the fact that they're not talking about their failed policies. >> if you're asking me for a -- a p.r. campaign with women i can't sit on the stage and say you don't have a problem. i'm a proud young woman. >> how do they fix it? >> we have to get away from social issues. >> the fact you're not by mitt romn
. >> you paid into medicare for years. every paycheck. now when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> that is going to ruffle feathers like there's no tomorrow. >> president obama was in florida. he was at a bar a sports bar called gator dockside and there's a little 6-year-old boy in the restaurant who was from hawaii. >> you were born in hawaii? you have a birth certificate? [ laughter ] >> how do you respond to these charges that republicans...
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the republicans want to cut $800 billion out of medicaid and spend extra $700 billion on medicare. the republicans want redistribution for old people and democrats want it for poor people. >> eliot: molly, you've shown your wisdom so many times. going into the debates and compared to where we are after the debates, will the debates at the bottom of the ninth inning for mitt romney, will they shift this campaign in a meaningful way. >> the debates are important. i'm not going to make a prediction for you. >> eliot: oh, come on. >> i have a policy against that, but one thing we've seen about romney in the primaries is that people have forgotten because it's been awhile, he is a very good debater. this is something that the obama campaign is talking about a lot because they want to raise expectations for him. it's true, and it's true that the president has not debated in four years. he may an little rusty. we know both of them are prepping and preparing and for romney especially, he has got to know now that his back is up against the wall, and this is sort of his last chance for real
the republicans want to cut $800 billion out of medicaid and spend extra $700 billion on medicare. the republicans want redistribution for old people and democrats want it for poor people. >> eliot: molly, you've shown your wisdom so many times. going into the debates and compared to where we are after the debates, will the debates at the bottom of the ninth inning for mitt romney, will they shift this campaign in a meaningful way. >> the debates are important. i'm not going to make...
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. >> romney: his $716 billion cut to medicare to finance obama-care will suppress innovation, jobs and medicine. >> an obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is sacrificed. >> romney: unlike president obama, i will not raise taxes on middle america. >> corporate welfare and cronyism at their worst. you, the american people of this country were cut out of the deal. >> romney: president obama has thrown israel allies like israel under the bus. >> leaving allies and adversaries to test us. >> it began with a triple-a credit rating for the united states and ends in a down grade of america. >> eliot: for more i'm joined by former senior adviser to president clinton 1996 re-election and by political reporter joe williams. joe, let me go to you. you're down in dc, in the center of the political media. is the media finally standing up and saying we're not going to repeat these claims you're making without telling the public many of them are outright false. >> well, i think the media is starting to get it because there are some claims that are too bold and too bald to let go past. i
. >> romney: his $716 billion cut to medicare to finance obama-care will suppress innovation, jobs and medicine. >> an obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is sacrificed. >> romney: unlike president obama, i will not raise taxes on middle america. >> corporate welfare and cronyism at their worst. you, the american people of this country were cut out of the deal. >> romney: president obama has thrown israel allies like israel under the bus. >>...
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berkeley is hitting him on the issue of medicare because he voted for the ryan budget twice. polls are very, very close there. i would give a slight edge to heller. >> eliot: what does it mean that the voters in nevada don't seem to care that she and berkeley is the subject of an ethics investigation? is this par for the course in washington? something about nevada? that is an interesting phenomenon. >> it's vegas, baby, right? it's interesting. i don't know how much information there is on this. remember we pay attention to this all summer, you know. this dropped in july. i don't know how many voters have a lot of information about the details of the ethics investigation. i do think a lot of voters put their hands up and say look, this is partisan politics. when there is an investigation open anymore it is seen through the lens of partisanship. this guy is doing it because they're in another party. that's part of it. people throwing their hands up and not believing even in investigation. >> eliot: that's right. the fact of an investigation is now degraded is an important pol
berkeley is hitting him on the issue of medicare because he voted for the ryan budget twice. polls are very, very close there. i would give a slight edge to heller. >> eliot: what does it mean that the voters in nevada don't seem to care that she and berkeley is the subject of an ethics investigation? is this par for the course in washington? something about nevada? that is an interesting phenomenon. >> it's vegas, baby, right? it's interesting. i don't know how much information...
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paul ryan with medicare and medicaid and entitlement programs, and they didn't want to talk about it, and they shouldn't want to talk about that because in the polling democrats had big leads. i think it's one nor in a long list of mistakes that the romney campaign has done this cycle. >> eliot: further that gaffe where he fashion about middle income folks of $200,000 incomes. once again the notion that mitt romney just is out of touch. bad enough he has income of $200,000 or net worth of $200 million. but then a gaffe plays and you can be guaranteed that clip will be played over and over again just as we did. how can he continue not to do something that shows empathy that he understand what middle class life is all about. >> he has no empathy. he made fun of little 'ol ladies who got him cookies at 7-eleven. he has no ability to show empathy. i always believed the best way for him to gain in the polls is to just disappear and hope that people forget what he's actually like. >> eliot: the best moment for him was when the focus was everyone where else. this past week with chaos and tur
paul ryan with medicare and medicaid and entitlement programs, and they didn't want to talk about it, and they shouldn't want to talk about that because in the polling democrats had big leads. i think it's one nor in a long list of mistakes that the romney campaign has done this cycle. >> eliot: further that gaffe where he fashion about middle income folks of $200,000 incomes. once again the notion that mitt romney just is out of touch. bad enough he has income of $200,000 or net worth of...